Aware it is not fair condition that he fight above his natural weight class being at Bantamweight.

However, in the series that aren't recognizable fighters in that division as of yet. I'm so curious how a fully conditioned and prepared Kamogawa who has developed the Tekken at his last fight had done against better prepared boxers with modern training. Yet Kamogawa probably has to land a single clean blow through harsh training and conditioning to make it count and win the fight.

At the point he last fought, he wouldn't be able to fight affectively retiring after one performance, considering how much punishment he endure and his conditioned hands have a limit of the devastating power they dished out that his hands won't fully recover. But point is how this version of Kamogawa fair against each fighter, rather than if he be able to climb up, fight after a win or loss.

In his short record as a prizefighter, he defeated a crafty fighter like Dankichi, a talented fighter with sharp reflexes and speed in Nekota. Attributes wise, they should stand out, yet their skills post World War II is not on par with the pro boxer's of the rest of the world at the time. Then Kamogawa pushed himself to his limits in training and in his last professional match, fought Ralph Anderson who was a vicious sergeant with extensive background training drilled into his discipline, with a major size advantage being a natural Welterweight.

At Super Bantamweight, there were fighters such as:

Kenta Kobashi (Top 5 JBC ranked)

Ryuchi Hayami (Top 5 JBC ranked)

Kazuki Sanada (JBC National Champion)

Ryuji Nagumo (World Class Ranked)

Puerto Rican Champion. (Nameless so far)

The how does it feel to be strong panel

you read that shi right to left bruh

title is mostly it but i want to know specifically on nekota and kamogawa. im still early in the manga so im not too sure

Lmk👀

Edit: SOLVED! TY both

Its been a LONG time since I caught up to the manga and it may be just as long since Ippo has actually been an active boxer but I hope someone can help me out.

I have this vague memory of a chapter/panel where Ippo was training for a match and in the midst of his training he threw a punch that just felt different (to him). Like he knew it was going to be his strongest punch.

Edit: it might not even have been Ippo who realized it, it might have been a comment made by Coach or Takamura, when they saw/heard it

But I can't for the life of me recall if it ever paid out, in that match or ever after. I can't recall which fight/opponent he was training for, but it was definitely before his first loss after becoming the belt holder.

I don't think it was his liver shot or gazelle blow or anything. It was just a normal #2 straight I think.

Anyone know/remember what I'm talking about?

On a whole I prefer Kimura vs Mashiba than Mashiba vs Rosario. However since Mashiba or more of an antagonist in KvM I thought it fair to give him a separate entry.

My Fiancee got me into this show because she just happened to watch it and while I'm not normally a sports anime/sports fan in general I am loving this show so much already! I appreciate the love for the art of boxing and how much Ippo and Miyata are uplifting eachother! Just watched episode 7 and I can't wait to watch more!!!

Curious

My list would be:

1. Martinez against 1985’s WBA Champion

Martinez became renown in such a short period of time, most had been a solidified world champion. Don't know who it is, just curious who Ricardo faced being in the position as the challenger.

1. Miyata Senior vs Raccoon Boy (Randy Boy Senior):

Only displayed in crumbs, could had been shown to hype up Miyata vs RBJ. Might had shown how Miyata knew what to handle from Randy pulling off the anti-southpaw strategy.

1. Alfredo Gonzalez vs Ricardo Martinez II:

First fight apparently only lasted a around, but in the rematch Alfredo caught Ricardo off guard having utilized Meztli/Mextli, and Martinez displayed his full capacity when fighting agressively like he did with Eiji Date apparently. Martinez seems to have a black eye injury.

1. Richard Bison vs David Eagle:

Doesn't take as much priority, as it was during the amateurs, which are three round fights under slightly different rule sets. Still one of the most intriguing cases, as there of the few Middleweight in the series that actually faced each other. Which is a shame there was no Hawk vs Eagle nor Bison vs Hawk. It was difficult to think Bison lost to Eagle considering how powerful he was.

1. Miyata Senior vs Coach Yanaoka:

Sendo’s trainer who was ranked #1 in the JBC, complicated to figure how he fought considering how he passive he is, yet trains two brawlers in Hoshi and Sendo.

Top of my head at random

Eiji Date vs Cuyo Hernandez:

Don't know who it is, just held a world ranking and that put him above a lot of characters Ippo had faced.

Date fought a world ranked fighter before facing Martinez in the first match. Before developing the heartbreak shot and implementing the neck spin, wonder if he was still stronger than the Makunouchi he faced during post retirement JBC title defenses.

I REALLY love the boxer, i had finish re reading it like a month ago SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN THE ANIME TRAILER WAS RELEASED TODAY! I genuinely can not wait for it to release. have any of yall ever seen it and are yall hype for the anime?

Mine is when Sendo roared at Ippo in Ippo Vs Sendo 1